Category Archives: 2023 Summer Reruns

Previous years posts re-published during July and August 2023

Sowing Magic

Posted on July 24, 2023 by admin

A repost of an previous reflection from March 16, 2014 Sowing seeds is an act of faith.  You take a few specks, press them into some dirt, give them a drink, and then… really, you’re dependent on magic for the … Continue reading →

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Climate Change, Real and Upon Us

Posted on July 21, 2023 by admin

Reposted from February 2, 2014 (almost 10 years ago) In June I started a new job, as a librarian for the Environmental Protection Agency. I work for the Ecosystems Research Division lab in Athens, supporting scientific research that rivals Icarus’ … Continue reading →

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Earthrise

Posted on July 20, 2023 by admin

Reposted from February 11, 2014 It was Christmas Eve, 1968, when the above photo, “Earthrise,” was taken by the crew of Apollo 8. The image caught astronaut Frank Borman by surprise. They were taking photographs of the moon when he … Continue reading →

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Stewards of Life

Posted on July 19, 2023 by admin

Reposted from February 21, 2014 Similar to arguments against evolution, the Bible is often cited as evidence behind the attitude that man is the “ecological dominant” over all other species of beings on the planet. Genesis 1:26 has been used … Continue reading →

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Finding the Light

Posted on July 17, 2023 by admin

Reposted from February 19, 2014 The physical and spiritual resources the earth provides are evident everywhere around us, but it is nature’s living example of growth and survival – it’s ability to sustain itself – from which we have much … Continue reading →

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What Renews You?

Posted on July 7, 2023 by Bob Patrick

(Reposted from September 4, 2023) What is it that renews you?  I don’t care how long the renewal lasts.  What renews you, for a moment, for an hour, for a day? How long since you last bent over a sink … Continue reading →

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Renewal: Just for Today

Posted on July 6, 2023 by Bob Patrick

(Reposted from September 1, 2013) As I write this, it is raining, again.  We have had more rain this summer than in many years’ memory. We have complained about it, but the reality is that the earth has never been … Continue reading →

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